Operations Design Manager

Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility. We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers. As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you. The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills:  Roles & Responsibilities: Lead design operations planning activity for multi-technology onshore renewable projects including the development of local operations and maintenance strategies and management plans. Develop operational procedures and processes. Support the origination and feasibility assessment of early-stage onshore renewables projects and support other Technical Centre of Excellence and business initiatives as required. Lead design operability assessments, operations readiness reviews and risk reviews. This includes design optimization reviews to enhance the operational output. Implement effective asset management practices to extend the lifespan of the assets. Design technical audits. Support project approvals if / when required from a design operations perspective. Provide technical support, review, and assurance of contractor plans, procedures, and processes to ensure compliance with bp requirements. Ensure maintenance practices align with the original design specifications and industry best practice. Support the planning, execution, and implementation of the facility integration to the remote operations centre and seamless transition over the operations team, implementing ongoing Operations, and Maintenance. Lead the identification and mitigation of project specific operations design risks. Ensure compliance with relevant bp and industry policies, standards, regulations, and best practices. Capture, communicate, and apply lessons learned and best practices to ensure value is maximized. Demonstrate bp beliefs which promote a safe and environmentally responsible work culture and ensure HSSE risks are appropriately mitigated. Required Skills (Technical Competency): A minimum of 10 years of operations and maintenance planning and execution experience with 7 years direct experience developing and applying operations design for renewable energy projects. Ideally a blend of solar, onshore wind and battery experience. A good understanding of the key value drivers of projects that relates to operations and maintenance and the ability to drive competitiveness without a detrimental impact on safety or quality. Strong operations management expertise and knowledge of industry standards and best practices. Strong leadership skills with ability to bring people together. Ability to interact with relevant external project stakeholders , partners, local communities, suppliers, contractors, politicians, authorities, and regulators. Ability and willingness to travel as required, including to site and various meetings. A minimum of a technical bachelor's degree, masters preferred. Additional engineering, operations, or projects management qualifications a plus.